Yolanda is buying supplies for school. she buys n packages of pencils at 1.40 per package and m pads of paper at 1.20 each. What does each term in the expression 1.4n+1.2m represents? what does the entire expression represent?

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Angus

11 August, 11:02

Yolanda is buying supplies for school. she buys n packages of pencils at 1.40 per package and m pads of paper at 1.20 each. What does each term in the expression 1.4n+1.2m represents? what does the entire expression represent?

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Brenda Hull · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

1.40n would be the total price paid for n packages of pencils, and 1.20 that paid for m pads of paper.

The expression 1.4n + 1.2m represents the total paid for all of the pencils ad pads of paper.